What was the March on Washington?
Title
:
What was the March on Washington?
Author
:
Krull, Kathleen author.
ISBN
:
9780448462875
Publication Information
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New York, New York : Grosset & Dunlap, c2013.
Physical Description
:
105 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 20 cm.
Series
:
Who was-- ?
Contents
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Separate and not equal -- The power of marches -- JFK -- No detail too small -- A crowd gathers ... and gathers -- Millions of footsteps -- A wealth of words -- "We shall overcome".
Reading Level
:
900 L Lexile
Conference Subject
:
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (1963 : Washington, D.C.)
Subject Term
:
African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.
Civil rights demonstrations -- Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 20th century.
Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Added Author
:
Tomkinson, Tim
Summary
:
Describes the 1963 March on Washington, helmed by Martin Luther King, Jr., where over two hundred thousand people gathered to demand equal rights for all races, and explains why this event is still important in American history today.
Library | Call Number | Status |
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Hardwood Creek Library (Forest Lake) | J 323.1196 KRU | Nonfiction Collection |
Oakdale Library | J 323.1196 KRU | Nonfiction Collection |
Park Grove Library (Cottage Grove) | J 323.1196 KRU | Nonfiction Collection |
R.H. Stafford Library (Woodbury) | J 323.1196 KRU | Nonfiction Collection |
Wildwood Library (Mahtomedi) | J 323.1196 KRU | Nonfiction Collection |